- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13405 WP No. 22626 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 22626 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. KARTIKKUMAR S, S/O SHIVASWAMY R, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.607, 4TH MAIN, 2ND STAGE, 9TH BLOCK, NAGARBHAVI, BENGALURU - 560 072. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.KARTIKKUMAR.S, PARTY-IN-PERSON) AND: 1. THE KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL, BY ITS SECRETARY, ADVOCATES BHAVAN, HIGH COURT PREMISES, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA, BY ITS SECRETARY, 21, ROUSE AVENUE, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI - 110 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.T.P.VIVEKANANDA, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI.ANUBHA SRIVASTAVA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-A) DIRECTING THE Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13405 WP No. 22626 of 2025 KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL AND BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA TO CONSIDER AND RESPOND TO THE PETITIONERS REPRESENTATION (ANNEXURE - A AND ANNEXURE -B) POSTED ON DATED 20.05.2025 AND 25.06.2025 RESPECTIVELY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA CIRCULARS AND THE PRACTICE ADOPTED BY OTHER STATE BAR COUNCILS AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 05.03.2026, seeking withdrawal of the writ petition as having become infructuous. 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the said memo, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE HDK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 40